Gulf Spill Superheroes

Many brands of "fruit" juice use _________________flavors.

• dedicated

• artificial

• function

Carol showed her daughter some ________________ for cutting firewood.

• obstacle

• dedicated

• techniques

She ___________ her friend's laugh perfectly.

• mimics

• collaborate

• obstacle

Christina is ___________ to her work.

• flexible

• function

• dedicated

The accident created an ___________in the subway and cars couldn't get through.

• obstacle

• flexible

• collaborate

What's the GENRE of "Gulf Spill Superheroes" text?

• Expository Text

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

What was the problem?

• A tornado caused many fires in the city.

• A storm destroyed the city.

• There was a disaster because the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded.

Read the section "Watchers from the Sky" and identify the MAIN IDEA.

• Photographs helped team leaders decide how to assign their workers.

• Meteorologists tracked storms that might pose an obstacle to the response teams.

• Many people collaborated from the sky trying to solve the problem faster.

Read the section "Watchers from the Sky" and identify a DETAIL that supports the MAIN IDEA.

• Members of a "think tank" created the SWORD to protect local beaches.

• Meteorologists tracked storms that might pose an obstacle to the response teams.

• Many people collaborated from the sky trying to solve the problem faster.

Read the section "Heroes on Land" and identify a DETAIL that supports the main idea.

• Members of a "think tank" created the SWORD to protect local beaches.

• Meteorologists tracked storms that might pose an obstacle to the response teams.

• Many people collaborated from the sky trying to solve the problem faster.